THIETJE, Emil 1897-1960

THIETJE, WILKINS, KOCH, PECK, WILSON, SEIBERLING

Posted By: Diane M Scott (email)
Date: 4/28/2012 at 09:19:38

EMIL THIETJE DIES; RITES AT MCINTIRE

McIntire – Funeral services were held Friday at the Methodist Church for Emil Thietje. He died Wednesday at the Riceville Hospital.

He is survived by his wife, three daughters; Mrs. Charles (Ruth) Peck, Momence, Illinois; Mrs. Wesley (Rose Marie) Wilson, Sheldon; Mrs. Lowell (Betty) Seiberling, Spring Valley, Minnesota; a son, Emil Jr., attending Drake University, Des Moines, and eight grandchildren.

A second service was held at Hartley in the Methodist Church with burial in the Pleasant View Cemetery.

Mason City Globe Gazette, October 8, 1960

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WWI Draft Registration: August 24, 1918
Emil Thietje, 21, living in Hartley, Iowa; born August 13, 1897 in Bancroft, Iowa , farm labor. Nearest relative Mrs. John Thietje, Hartley.

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Emil was the son of John Henry Thietje and Anna (Koch) Thietje. He married Rose Wilkins. (her name from their daughter Ruth’s birth/christening record)